Gandhinagar, Aug. 7 -- Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel emphasised the key role of District Development Officers in advancing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a Viksit Bharat at 2047 at the grassroots level, a release from the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said on Thursday.

In this context, he stated that the Prime Minister aims to accelerate rural development by equipping villages with modern amenities to realise the goal of Viksit Bharat.

CM said that the need for youth District Development Officers is to lead with a spirit of service in delivering key welfare schemes -- livelihood, housing, healthcare, sanitation -- to rural and needy communities.

Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel was addressing the joint conference of Di...